VMware vSphere - виртуализация ЦОД

Важная новость для тех, кто использует бесплатный продукт VMware ESXi 4, не лицензированный в составе VMware vSphere. William Lam, автор скрипта GhettoVCB, выпустил его обновленную версию - GhettoVCB2. Теперь доступ к консоли по SSH (неподдерживаемой) -  не нужен!

Список возможностей GhettoVCB2, позволяющего делать резервные копии (бэкап) виртуальных машин на VMware ESXi:

• Support for logging (normal & verbose)
• Single VM backup list across multiple ESX/ESXi host(s)
• Credential-less backups (so long as host(s) are being managed by VIMA/vMA)
• Online back up of VM(s)
• Only valid VMDKs presented to the VM will be backed up
• Support for multiple VMDK backup per VM
• Preserve original powerState of VM(s)
• Ability to shutdown guestOS, initiate backup process and power on VM afterwards with the option of hardpower timeout
• Ensure that snapshot removal process completes prior to continuing the backup process
• VM(s) that initially contain snapshots and Physical RDMs (raw device mapppings) will not be backed up
• Support for VM(s) with Virtual RDMs
• Ability to specify the number of backup rotations per VM
• Output back up VMDKs in ZEROEDTHICK (default behavior),EAGERZEROEDTHICK, 2GB SPARSE or THIN format
• Ouput backup VMDKs using either BUSLOGIC or LSILOGIC adapter type
• Fully support VMDKs stored across multiple datastores
• VM snapshot memory and quiesce options
• Individual VM backup policy (supported on ESX(i) 3.5u2+ & ESX(i) 4.x+)
• Email logs (Experimental Support) NEW!
• Ability to include/exclude specific VMDK(s) per VM (requires individual VM backup policy setup) NEW!
• Independent disk aware (will ignore VMDK) NEW!
• Additional debugging information including dry run execution NEW!

Скрипт GhettoVCB2 использует возможности VMware vSphere Management Assistant (vMA).